May 22, 2024 | A Day In My Life
When you’re voted Most Predictable by your high school class, any life changes are sure to draw comment. This includes commentary which might seem complimentary but actually underscores that you’re usually so predictably dull. You got choppy bangs? You ordered...
May 21, 2024 | A Day In My Life
Waking up alone isn’t easy when you’re used to having someone there. There was a time when I, Ashley Cordelia Branson—Ash to everyone but my mother—had my entire life planned out. I worked at the family business, Branson Designs. I was going to get married to my then...
May 10, 2024 | A Day In My Life
I stared at the photograph. Mound of dirt in the background. A close up of my wrist and hand, holding something fresh from the ground and in need of a good cleaning. It was the only reminder I had of the artifact I’d found. I pushed back from my desk and moved around...